EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (June 15, 2011) — EAA and AirVenture chairman Tom Poberezny confirmed today that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to make a landmark appearance…
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World’s Only Airworthy B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” To Return To EAA AirVenture 2011, Along With Hoover, Tippin, REO Speedwagon, Sinise & The U.S. Navy
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Flying again following a four-year renovation, the world’s only airworthy Boeing B-29 Superfortress, “FIFI,” is scheduled to make a much-anticipated appearance at EAA AirVenture 2011, July 25-31…
Summertime Is Flying Time!
by Rod Hightower President/CEO Experimental Aircraft Association After the winter and spring we had in the Midwest over the last six or seven months, there’s a tremendous amount of pent-up…
Creating New Aviators: It’s up to all of us!
by Rod Hightower, President/CEO Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) In the number of months that I’ve had the privilege to be president and CEO of EAA, I’ve confirmed several things that…
EAA Names New Vice President, Government & Industry Relations
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Sean Elliott, a member of the EAA staff since 1996, has been named the organization’s Vice President of Government and Industry Relations. He succeeds Earl Lawrence, who departed…
Wicks Aircraft Supply Holds First Aviation Forum Featuring EAA President Rod Hightower & Other Notables!
by Jim Bildilli Of all the seasons, fall usually provides the best flying weather with cool, crisp mornings and short sleeve shirt afternoons. Saturday October 9, 2010, was no exception…
EAA’s B-17 Shows Striking Contrast In Radio Technology
Story by Jim Karpowitz Photos by Geoff Sobering There are few things that the boss could say to me during a workday that would brighten it more than, “I was…
News From AOPA Summit!
by Dave Weiman LONG BEACH, CALIF. – If you are not one of the more than 10,000 pilots expected to attend the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) Summit at…
Poberezny Introduces Hightower As New EAA President
Longtime pilot/EAA member becomes only the third president in organization’s history; Poberezny to continue active role as chairman. OSHKOSH, WIS. – Tom Poberezny, chairman and president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, announced…